Business
BY ASIA ARMOUR
Mathis’ favorite beer is a Kolsh, but the owners said they will help customers nd their personal favorites.
Founders Jen Mathis and Miguel Rodriguez said they are excited to have a space that caters to people who are new to the craft beer scene.
PHOTOS BY ASIA ARMOUR COMMUNITY IMPACT
Craft Culture X seeks to grow craft beer community For The Culture Brewing Company and Ovinnik Brewing—a Black- and Latino-owned craft beer business and a woman-owned brewery, respec- tively—banded together to create brewpub Craft Culture X in October.
It takes hard work, passion and precision to craft di erent styles of beer, Rodriguez said.
2018, Mathis said. Rodriguez’s professional background is in education. He’s taken time o from teaching fth grade math to learn the science behind the brewing process and to open this business. It’s 5 o’clock somewhere The co-op brewery owners take pride in provid- ing multiple options and helping customers nd what they like. Rodriguez said a lot of care and hard work goes into crafting beer. He emphasized the joy he feels in creating a space where diverse groups of people can grow the craft beer community together. “It’s a spot that you can be in on it from the ground up,” Rodriguez said.
DO IT ANYWHERE ANY T I ME Jen Mathis and her husband had been concoct- ing their own beer at home for nine years before they rst considered opening a craft brewery in Jen Mathis with Ovinnik and Miguel Rodriguez with For The Culture agreed that their goals are in uenced by diverse ownership. “I envision us as introducing people who nor- mally would be hesitant ... to go to a craft brewery ... willing to try something [new],” Rodriguez said. How we got here
WYNNPARK DR.
610
WYNNWOOD LN.
W. 12THST.
N
7201 Wynnpark Drive, Houston www.craftculturex.com
Getting tested for HIV is quick, easy, and FREE.
Find a location near you or learn more at LegacyCommunityHealth.org/GetTested
18
COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM
Powered by FlippingBook